Andrew Pearce, HIMSS VP of analytics, says HIMSS' Analytics Maturity Assessment Model redirects health systems' focus from implementing AI tools to improving the data foundation that supports those tools.
Melissa Kotrys, CEO of health information exchange Contexture, says it shares clinical data with the Arizona and Colorado Medicaid agencies to help decide whether work requirements apply to Medicaid recipients.
Robert Coffey, clinical director of the Iowa Tribe of Oklahoma Perkins Family Clinic, discusses his tribal healthcare background, his HIMSS board leadership and how he helped organize the first HIMSS Native American Symposium.
PointClickCare's Steve Holt discusses how hospitals can use Rural Health Transformation Program funds to adopt the necessary tools to coordinate care across settings, reduce readmissions and improve patient outcomes.
The Digital Medicine Society's Ben Vandendriessche and CARIN Alliance's David Lee discuss how they are working with CMS to establish which healthcare apps are secure and trustworthy enough for the Medicare app library.
Mike Nelson, field CTO, digital trust at DigiCert, says health systems must plan their shift to quantum cryptography, since quantum computing will make current encryption algorithms obsolete.
Dr. Jesse Ehrenfeld, Aidoc's global CMO, says his HIMSS26 keynote explored case studies and lessons learned from scaling AI across 1,700 hospitals in 19 countries.
Data shows that 700 of 1,800 rural U.S. hospitals are at financial risk, with 300 facing possible closure within three years, according to Belina Sapkota and Sarah Zak, NHIT INSPIRED interns.
By 2027, health systems must meet CMS regulations for issues including prior authorization and data access. eHealth Exchange's FHIR consultant Scott Rossignol says that complications including EHR readiness are delaying progress.
Policymakers seek to understand healthcare's AI applications so they can create guardrails that protect patients without stifling new technology developments, says Demetri Giannikopoulos, Rad AI CIO.
Lawrence Voyten, chair of the HIMSS Chapter Advocacy Task Force, says the task force educates chapter advocates on upcoming state and federal healthcare legislation and how it may impact vendors, patients and the industry.
Federal lobbyist Brett Meeks of Jeffrey J. Kimbell & Associates says that advancing healthcare IT issues such as interoperability and data privacy is a daily mission and a personal passion.
